Where does “varsieväkala” come from?

varsieväkala (Finnish) comes from Finnish varsieväinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

varsieväkala (Finnish): coelacanth

Definitions

  1. coelacanth

Ancestry of “varsieväkala”, step by step

varsieväkala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varsieväinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvarsieväinenAny of the fish in the subclass "Crossopterygii"....
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →